Life after weight-loss surgery – health and nutritional checkpoints for primary care

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Life after weight-loss surgery – health and nutritional checkpoints for primary care

Clarice Hebblethwaite

Nurition May
After weight loss, a person may have a change in relationship with their body as well as food

Health practitioner support for weight-loss surgery is rising. This article provides useful nutritional and behavioural support for patients after surgery

This article has been endorsed by the RNZCGP and has been approved for up to 0.25 CME credits for the General Practice Educational Programme and conti
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